Constant in Love — Elayne S. Venton

Stranded at an inn near Gretna Green, Miss Cassandra Briggs is without funds, without a chaperone, without her virtue. To add to her humiliation, her faux pas is discovered by the ruggedly handsome rogue, Mr. Philip Masterson.Philip has been Cassie's friend for years. What he really wants is to tie her to his bed. The time has come to claim the woman. Now ruined, Cassandra is willing to settle for a courtesan's life and Philip is willing to take her as his mistress. In each other's arms, however, neither is ready to settle for anything less than love.But love is inconstant…and a woman will protect her heart at all costs.